III Jiangshan

When Yuan Chengxuan mentioned "Miss Gu's family", the first thing Yuan Youqi noticed was that surname, Gu.

Is that "Gu"?Gu Heng's Gu?

Yuan Youqi was a little excited.

"Brother Wei, I felt strange when Zhang Guogong mentioned that 'Miss Gu'! Hey! Guess who she is? It's actually the elder sister of Mr. Gu Shuyan, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and her name is Gu Jingyan."

As Yuan Chengxuan said, he carefully glanced at Yuan Youqi's expression, and said, "That's Gu Heng's aunt..."

Yuan Youqi's breath was stagnant, and he said in amazement: "Aheng has an aunt? I don't even know!"

She has known Gu Heng for many years, and she thinks she knows more about Gu Heng than anyone else, but she doesn't even know that she has such a famous aunt who was admired by countless young talents.

Thinking of this, Yuan Youqi couldn't help thinking that Gu Heng might be a stranger to her, and his heart ached again.

"Don't say it's you, I'm four years older than you, and I've never heard of such a character." Yuan Chengxuan curled his lips.

What he was thinking at the moment was: silly boy!How can you understand and control such a scheming woman?

He has always thought that his younger brother is the most handsome and talented young man in the world. Such a high-quality young man deserves to be admired by girls all over the world. Hanged?

However, taking into account his brother's feelings, Yuan Chengxuan would not poke Yuan Youqi's lungs with such words.

"Brother Seven has never heard of this Miss Gu?" Yuan Youqi's thoughts were all on the once famous Gu Jingyan.

"No!" Yuan Chengxuan regretted, "It stands to reason that the Gu family has been a prominent family for hundreds of years, and Gu Shilang's line is a direct branch. The Gu family has been officials for generations, unlike those poor families who got up through their own imperial examinations. Only a noble family can educate a lady like Miss Gu!"

Yuan Chengxuan said, with regret in his voice, and said: "It's a pity! This Miss Gu is a confidante, and she suffered misfortune in her youth... Zhang Guogong said that at that time, all over the city of Chang'an, I don't know how many people sighed for her. Woolen cloth!"

Yuan Youqi's eyes widened in shock: "Unfortunately? She...she's gone?"

"Yeah!" Yuan Chengxuan said, "It is said that once Miss Gu went to the suburbs of Beijing for fun, met a villain and was brutally murdered... None of the accompanying maids and servants escaped. Miss Gu's carriage and horses, together with her body The jewellery, the entanglements on the maids and servants, all valuables were looted. In the end, even the corpses were burned beyond recognition by the gangsters, it was a tragedy..."

Yuan Chengxuan shook his head sadly and sighed.

Yuan Youqi frowned when he heard this, as if he couldn't relax anymore, he wondered: "It's so good, why did it suffer from bad people? The city of Chang'an, including the area around Gyeonggi, has always been safe. As far as I can remember, I have never heard of it. murders like this. And..."

Yuan Youqi pursed his lips and recalled that when he was studying in the imperial study, he heard a certain lecturer who was once the head of the criminal department often talk about the cases he had handled in the past, and couldn't help but say: "...and since the murderer has already got it Money, robbing all valuable things, there is no reason to kill people to silence! I am in accordance with the law, taking people's property and killing people's lives, but the punishment is completely different!"

"That's right, if you steal someone's property, at most you will be compensated. If you are fined, you will be sentenced to imprisonment. If you kill someone, you will be sentenced to beheading." Yuan Chengxuan said.Even though he is good at martial arts, he was taught the "Laws of the Great Wei" by the master of the Yushufang.

"Laws of the Great Wei Dynasty" is a canon promulgated by Emperor Taizong during his reign, and it has been more than a hundred years old.Although there have been minor changes in the later dynasties, they are generally unchanged.

For more than a hundred years, this rule has already been used as a must-have book in the homes of ordinary people in the Great Wei Dynasty. In addition, the court has always required grassroots officials to preach and educate the people. Yes know.

Therefore, it is almost impossible for the assailant to be unable to distinguish the significant difference in sentencing between robbing property and killing life.

Moreover, with the power of the Gu family's direct branch, will there be fewer guards accompanying the eldest lady when she travels?Will martial arts be bad?

This assailant, no matter one or several, has the guts, or is able to kill the guards of the Gu residence one by one, what kind of martial arts master is this?

Would such a master of martial arts dare to do such a despicable act?

However, Yuan Chengxuan changed the subject and said again: "This case also caused a sensation in the past. According to Zhang Guogong, after the case of Miss Gu, two similar cases occurred in the suburbs of Beijing. Jing Zhao Both Yin and the Ministry of Punishment are involved in the investigation."

"The result?" Yuan Youqi asked.

Yuan Chengxuan said: "It is said that after several years of investigation, until the weeds on the tombs of Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu grew several feet high, no reason was found out. Later, as time passed, several With Jing Zhaoyin, the case will be over."

nothing more...

Yuan Youqi felt heartbroken when he heard these words.

Mrs. Gu and Mrs. Gu must be heartbroken by the death of their beloved daughter, and the white-haired man gave the black-haired man away before they passed away.How desolate that must be!

Thinking of this, Yuan Youqi's chest also felt desolate and painful, as if she was also the person involved.

Relatives died tragically, and the murderer was at large. If you die in such pain, you can't close your eyes, right?

Yuan Youqi thought sadly.

She secretly felt strange because of the inexplicable empathy in her heart.

"Brother Seven, Zhang Guogong told you all of this?" Yuan Youqi temporarily suppressed her troubled thoughts, and she did not forget the suspicion that crossed her mind just now.

To his unmarried grandson-in-law, talking about these pending cases for no reason, talking about these seemingly unrelated people and things... Although Zhang Guogong is old, he is not so confused, right?

Yuan Chengxuan was not as far-reaching as he thought.At that time, when Zhang Guogong talked to him about these things, it was as if they were chatting with each other subtly, which not only aroused his interest in listening, but did not make him suspicious of his intentions.

"It's not all from his old man!" Yuan Chengxuan said, "I've known him for many years, and it's the first time I've seen him talk like this! Ninth, we've never heard of these things. I'm afraid the prince, third, and old Four, they have never heard of it, tell me, can I not be curious?"

Yuan Youqi's eyebrows twitched——

If you talk about what happened 20 years ago, the third brother and the fourth brother were still young at that time and didn't remember much, but the prince brother was almost ten years old at that time.Would he know nothing about it?

The strangest thing is that from her childhood until she grew up until now, the concubine mother has always kept a habit of telling her the interesting stories of the various families in the capital, even the clans and the forbidden palaces , embarrassment, chores.Yuan Youqi knew that the mother concubine wanted her to know more so that she would suffer less.

But isn't the Gu family a family?Why, the concubine never mentioned these things about the Gu family?Never mentioned it once?

As if he wanted to give Yuan Youqi more inspiration, Yuan Chengxuan suddenly thought of something, and suddenly said: "Speaking of Miss Gu, Zhang Guogong said that she has some connections with the Wei family!"

Yuan Youqi felt even more strange, "Wei family? My maternal ancestor's family?"

"Exactly," Yuan Chengxuan nodded, "Zhang Guogong said that Miss Gu and the second son of the Wei family were in love with each other back then, and each other's parents recognized each other, and they have already made a marriage. Unexpectedly, the heavens will not help, Miss Gu was brutally murdered. At that time, the second son of the Wei family was leading an army to attack the Ule people. His army at that time was mixed with spies from the Ule people and attacked him on the battlefield. The second son of Wei was caught off guard and was poisoned by an arrow. , died... Once something happened to him, Faure had no more brave generals, so he had to retreat for the time being, so that the Ule people could recuperate."

Yuan Chengxuan sighed with regret, and said: "It's a pity! If it wasn't for the spies who used their courage and wisdom to beat the Ule people to the ground, how could there be today's military disaster?"

What he was talking about was the current situation of the invasion of the Ule cavalry at the northern border.

How has Yuan Youqi heard of these past events?And they are all related to their grandparents' Wei family.

How could she have imagined that her second uncle had an engagement with Gu Heng's biological aunt back then. Unfortunately, both of them met misfortune and fell into hell.

"Young and Yihou..." Yuan Youqi murmured.She seemed to have heard of this name somewhere.

"Marquis of Yongyi is the noble title of Wei Yiyang, the second son of Wei, conferred by his father himself. He was named a Marquis at the age of 20 because of his military achievements. He is the youngest person in our Great Wei Dynasty who was awarded a noble by his own ability! Back then, the white robe silver. Spear, wisdom and bravery are invincible, really admirable!" Yuan Chengxuan said, with yearning in his eyes.

Yuan Youqi was silent.

After Gu Jingyan, Miss Gu, there was another character she had hardly heard of, a young hero with outstanding military exploits.Moreover, these two are still related, so close that they are related by marriage.

No matter which one of them it is, they are all famous figures who are the most famous in Wei, but the younger generations including her have never heard of it.

Isn't that weird enough?

Such a character, such a story, should be written in the storybook and praised by storytellers, but it is buried in the dust of the years, and can only be learned through the mouth of an old man.

Is this normal?

The reason for this, I am afraid there is only one possibility, right?

That is, behind this, someone is deliberately concealing these past events from the world.

One is a noble daughter of an aristocratic family, and the other is a young general and an imperial marquis. What kind of power should it be, strong enough to cover up all this for nearly 20 years, without being discovered by the world, and no one dares to mention it again?

And what is the purpose of this powerful force to conceal all this?

The more Yuan Youqi thought about it, the more frightened he felt.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Chengxuan pressed his palm on her shoulder, his eyes focused on her face.

"Old Nine, everything you and I said today, everyone and everything, is of great importance." Yuan Chengxuan said solemnly.

It's a big deal, so don't mention it to anyone who doesn't.

Yuan Youqi also nodded solemnly, and said, "Don't worry, Seventh Brother, I'll save it."

Perhaps, what Yuan Chengxuan thought of was only those related to the throne, especially Zhang Guogong's attitude; but Yuan Youqi was much more serious than his thoughts, and she had already thought about those things related to Gu Jingyan and Wei Yiyang through these things. related matter.

When she plucked up the courage to think about the possible "powerful force" behind it, she couldn't help but think of the man sitting on the dragon chair and standing tall.

Except for the Great Wei Emperor, who can do this?Who can silence everyone?

So what is the truth?

Yuan Youqi wanted to know urgently.

She intuitively felt that the truth was very important, important enough to affect her life.

The author has something to say: There is only one truth!